Small mammal communities of the Kluane Region, Yukon Territory
Krebs CJ and Wingate I. 1976. Small mammal communities of the Kluane Region, Yukon Territory. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 90(4):379-389
(Adapted from author's abstract). A survey of small mammals was carried out near Kluane National Park in the southwestern Yukon in 1973 and 1974. Nineteen species of small mammals were recorded. Nine species of voles were studied in detail with snap-trapping lines. Twentyone habitats were analyzed and species composition was determined. Species diversity was highest in the marshes along the Dezadeash River, where three rare species were found. The deer mouse and northern red-backed vole were the most abundant small mammals and occupied the widest habitat spectrum. There is very little niche overlap among the nine species of small rodents in the habitats they occupy. Abundance changes do not occur in synchrony in the northern and southern parts of the Kluane region.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Krebs, Charles; Wingate, Irene
- Units
- WRST
- Keywords
- Abundance, Animal Studies, Distribution, Habitat, Kluane Region, Mammals, Small Mammals, Species Diversity, Trapping, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve AK, Yukon Territory Canada